What open source Hadoop coming to Windows means to IT

Big data analysis has exploded onto the business stage over thelast 12 months or so, and one of the most important Big Dataanalysis platforms is the open source Apache Hadoop project.It's generally run on Linux, and it's used by some big-namecompanies, including Yahoo!, Facebook and Twitter.

Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) for Windows

What's about to change over the next few months is thatHadoop is coming to Windows in the form of Hortonworks DataPlatform (HDP) for Windows, a fully supported open source Hadoopdistribution that runs on Windows Server. (Hortonworks, aCalifornia-based company, is a sponsor of and contributor to theApache Hadoop project, and it already offers its Linux-based HDPdistribution on a commercial basis.)